28 Church Hams is a five-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4XF). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 8.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 64.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 182 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed erection of nwe porch.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£933,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 8 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 8 years.
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On epc rating, 28 Church Hams stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,670
Street avg £3,825
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed first floor front extension and single storey rear extension to existing dwelling.
9 April 2021Most recent
£850,000
+84.8%over 7 years2 August 2013
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4XF: £875,000 (2023–2021).

Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
RG40 4PL
California Country Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gorse Ride Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB